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The number of domestic samples of UAVs created in the country today has reached 110, the task of next year will be to improve them. Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for…
Potato production in Tanzania is one of the sectors that is in serious danger, according to a report prepared by the Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT) project, the Tanzania Times reported Dec. 8. The country's agriculture…
At the end of the year, according to updated data, 11.7 thousand tons of open ground vegetables were harvested in agricultural organizations and farms of the region, which is 13.1% more than in 2021. Potato harvested 19.6…
Pink Eye Pink patches develop around the budend and eyes. The pink discolourationis usually skin-deep. If humidity is high, soft rotbacteria may invade affectedareas. Pink Rot Infected areas appear dark brown to purplishblack. The margin of the…
Lightning damage Plants look dead or wilted. The stem base has a blanchedappearance. Hydraulic liquid damage Hydraulic liquid dropped from tractors killsleaves and stems, which turn black. Frost damage Leaves turn black, wilt and eventually die
Air pollutants Air pollutants cause dark lesionson leaves that resemble lateblight, but no yellowish halosurrounds the lesions. No whitefungal growth develops in wetweather as in late blight lesions Acid rain lesion. Tipburn The tips of leaflets turn…
Water damage on lower leaves The tips of leaflets look water-soaked and aresurrounded by a yellowish halo. No myceliumdevelops as in late blight lesions. Hot soil damage on lower leaves The tips of leaflets touching the ground…
Early blight on leaves and stems On leaves, irregular, dark-brown lesions withconcentric rings. Usually, the lesions aresurrounded by yellowish areas. Brown flecksdevelop on stems. Grey mold on leaves Dark lesions with concentric rings developon leaflets. Botrytis grey…
Blackleg on stems Black lesions starting from theinfected seed tuber. Infectedstems usually have a strongfishy smell caused by secondarybacteria that invade infectedtissues. No white fungal growthis present as in late blight lesions. Aerial stem rot or stalk…
White mold on leaves Leaf infections usually start in spotswhere infected blossoms fell. A white, dense fungal growth on dead leaves. The late blight fungus does not survive indead tissue. Rhizoctonia on stems White fungal mycelium justabove…
Work on the application of mineral fertilizers to the soil by the farms of Transbaikalia in 2022 increased by 10% compared to the previous year, said the head of the regional agricultural department Denis Bochkarev.“Agricultural organizations in…
White mold on stems Dense, white fungal growth develops on stems. However, affectedstem areas are not dark brown to black as in late blight infections.Later, the areas infected with white mold turn whitish and breakeasily. Sclerotia develop…
